Interest rates

The BOJ raised its key rate to a 31-year high in September

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In the US, solid economic growth has been bolstering the job market, allowing the Fed to zero in on inflation

This comes as Trump says Fed chair Warsh should have voted against the central bank’s rate hike

Inflation has been above the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2% for more than 5 and a half years

Thursday’s survey is likely to reinforce market expectations that the BOJ will raise its benchmark rate again by December

Officials have penciled in one more increase by the end of the year when it raised rates in September

Sydney prices have fallen almost 9% from their February peak

Fed officials are increasingly worried inflation will not get back to target in a timely manner